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		skyebook on Sept 28, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps So basically, Tim Cook says: "Use it! Or don't." It would've been nice to see OpenStreetMap get some mention though, as users who think OSM sucks can improve it and indirectly improve iOS maps at the same time.

spinchange on Sept 28, 2012 [–]

I would like to know more about this. It's completely not mentioned in the conversation (not just Tim's apology) at all. I know the new app incoroprates traffic data from Waze but they don't talk about OSM involvement at all.

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